07.09.2026, The Lieleg lab investigates – among other things – the physico-chemical principles governing the barrier properties of mucus and mucus model systems. In this context, we try to understand how the permeability of mucus-gels towards molecules is altered when the mucus is contaminated with environmental particles such as particulate matter or microplastic (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.151566), or…